Patent application number | Description | Published |
20120078684 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REPRESENTING A LEVEL OF INTEREST IN AN AVAILABLE ITEM - A method and apparatus for representing a level of interest in at least one available item includes determining a release date for one or more applications and calculating a level of interest for each of the one or more applications. Calculating the level of interest includes searching media for discussion of each of the one or more applications. The method and apparatus further include generating a user interface configured to represent the level of interest in the one or more applications based on the determined release date, and providing the user interface to a mobile device. Additionally, in optional aspects, a personalized level of interest may be calculated based on access to user information for one or more available items. | 03-29-2012 |
20120078746 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISCOVERY OF RELATED INTERACTABLE ITEMS IN A MOBILE STORE ENVIRONMENT - Methods and apparatus for providing interactable item suggestions may include selecting a seed interactable item and determining a first set of one or more interactable items related to the seed interactable item based on one or more data sources. The methods and apparatus may further include generating a graphical presentation with a first set of interactable items with the seed interactable item and the one or more related interactable items. The methods and apparatus may also include generating a new graphical presentation of a second set of one or more interactable items related to a selected interactable item. | 03-29-2012 |
20120079504 | APPARATUS AND METHODS OF EXTENDING APPLICATION SERVICES - Apparatus and methods for extending services of a user device include identifying a first application resident on a user device having a first service that utilizes a first data type. Further, the apparatus and methods include identifying a second application of a plurality of applications having a second service that utilizes a second data type. Additionally, the apparatus and methods include matching a compatibility of a selected one of the first service or the first data type of the first application with a respective one of the second service or the second data type of the second application. | 03-29-2012 |
20120249416 | MODULAR MOBILE CONNECTED PICO PROJECTORS FOR A LOCAL MULTI-USER COLLABORATION - The various embodiments include systems and methods for rendering images in a virtual or augmented reality system that may include capturing scene images of a scene in a vicinity of a first and a second projector, capturing spatial data with a sensor array in the vicinity of the first and second projectors, analyzing captured scene images to recognize body parts, and projecting images from each of the first and the second projectors with a shape and orientation determined based on the recognized body parts. Additional rendering operations may include tracking movements of the recognized body parts, applying a detection algorithm to the tracked movements to detect a predetermined gesture, applying a command corresponding to the detected predetermined gesture, and updating the projected images in response to the applied command. | 10-04-2012 |
20120249544 | CLOUD STORAGE OF GEOTAGGED MAPS - A head mounted device provides an immersive virtual or augmented reality experience for viewing data and enabling collaboration among multiple users. Rendering images in a virtual or augmented reality system may include generating data regarding locations of surfaces and objects in a scene based on images and spatial data gathered from a first body mounted sensor device, generating a three dimensional map of the scene based on the generated data, adding geographical identification metadata to the three dimensional map of the scene, storing the geographical identification metadata and three dimensional map in a memory, and transmitting at least a portion of the geographical identification metadata and three dimensional map to a second body mounted sensor device. | 10-04-2012 |
20120249590 | SELECTIVE HAND OCCLUSION OVER VIRTUAL PROJECTIONS ONTO PHYSICAL SURFACES USING SKELETAL TRACKING - A head mounted device provides an immersive virtual or augmented reality experience for viewing data and enabling collaboration among multiple users. Rendering images in a virtual or augmented reality system may include performing operations for capturing an image of a scene in which a virtual object is to be displayed, recognizing a body part present in the captured image, and adjusting a display of the virtual object based upon the recognized body part. The rendering operations may also include capturing an image with a body mounted camera, capturing spatial data with a body mounted sensor array, recognizing objects within the captured image, determining distances to the recognized objects within the captured image, and displaying the virtual object on a head mounted display. | 10-04-2012 |
20120249591 | SYSTEM FOR THE RENDERING OF SHARED DIGITAL INTERFACES RELATIVE TO EACH USER'S POINT OF VIEW - A head mounted device provides an immersive virtual or augmented reality experience for viewing data and enabling collaboration among multiple users. Rendering images in a virtual or augmented reality system may include capturing an image and spatial data with a body mounted camera and sensor array, receiving input indicating a first anchor surface, calculating parameters with respect to the body mounted camera and displaying a virtual object such that the virtual object appears anchored to the selected first anchor surface. Further rendering operations may include receiving a second input indicating a second anchor surface within the captured image that is different from the first anchor surface, calculating parameters with respect to the second anchor surface and displaying the virtual object such that the virtual object appears anchored to the selected second anchor surface and moved from the first anchor surface. | 10-04-2012 |
20120249741 | ANCHORING VIRTUAL IMAGES TO REAL WORLD SURFACES IN AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEMS - A head mounted device provides an immersive virtual or augmented reality experience for viewing data and enabling collaboration among multiple users. Rendering images in a virtual or augmented reality system may include capturing an image and spatial data with a body mounted camera and sensor array, receiving an input indicating a first anchor surface, calculating parameters with respect to the body mounted camera and displaying a virtual object such that the virtual object appears anchored to the selected first anchor surface. Further operations may include receiving a second input indicating a second anchor surface within the captured image that is different from the first anchor surface, calculating parameters with respect to the second anchor surface and displaying the virtual object such that the virtual object appears anchored to the selected second anchor surface and moved from the first anchor surface. | 10-04-2012 |
20130335303 | USER INTERFACE INTERACTION FOR TRANSPARENT HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAYS - Embodiments of the present invention are directed toward enabling a user to quickly interact with a graphical user interface (GUI) displayed by the HMD. Utilizing techniques provided herein, a hand or other object can be used to select visual elements displayed by the HMD. The visual elements can be located within larger active regions, allowing the user to more easily select a visual element by selecting the active region in which the visual element is disposed. | 12-19-2013 |
20130336629 | REACTIVE USER INTERFACE FOR HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY - Embodiments of the present invention are directed toward allowing a see-through HMD to intelligently react to sensor and other input to adjust how visual elements showing video are displayed. The HMD can react to different sensor input in different ways, enabling the HMD to provide graduated responses based on the degree and type of sensor input received. These responses may further be based on a determination of the context of the user to help ensure an intelligent, appropriate response. | 12-19-2013 |
20140063060 | AUGMENTED REALITY SURFACE SEGMENTATION - Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for providing intuitive, functional, and convenient ways of enabling a user of a head-mounted display unit or another augmented reality enabled device to interact with various user interfaces and other features provided by such a unit or device are presented. In some embodiments, a computing device, such as a head-mounted display unit, may receive camera input of a scene. Subsequently, the computing device may identify at least one reference object in the scene, for example, based on detecting one or more rectangles in the received camera input. The computing device then may receive input that defines a surface segment relative to the at least one reference object. Thereafter, the computing device may render the surface segment. | 03-06-2014 |